Doubletree Hotels Salutes U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Medal Winners with Commemorative Forest Initiative across America : Hotelier Pledges to Plant Trees with the Arbor Day Foundation for Every Medal Team USA Brings Home   Doubletree Hotels today announced a unique environmental tribute to celebrate accomplishments by some of the world’s most talented athletes this summer. For every medal Team USA receives at the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games, Doubletree will donate trees to a variety of need-based, reforestation projects across America through the Arbor Day Foundation®. 2008-08-11

Cisneros Group and China Central Television to Sign Historic Media Agreement in Beijing
The Cisneros Group of Companies, a global media and entertainment company headed by the entrepreneur Gustavo Cisneros, and China Central Television (CCTV), the principal media company in the People’s Republic of China, signed a groundbreaking agreement during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, allowing CCTV and Venevision International, a Cisneros Group Company, to pool their resources to distribute television programming in their respective markets, in an effort to improve awareness of both Hispanic and Chinese culture. 2008-08-11

White Spaces Devices Fail to Accurately Sense Wireless Mics at NFL Game
The FCC tested prototype “white spaces” devices prior to and during the Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills August 9 preseason game. During the tests, the devices failed to accurately sense wireless microphone transmissions. 2008-08-11

Wave Uranium Board Votes For Stock Split   Wave Uranium (OTCBB:WAVU) today announced the Board of Directors have met and unanimously decided the Company needs to enact a reverse stock split at 1:300, leaving approximately 250,000 shares issued and outstanding. 2008-08-11

Sun Internet Radio to Discuss Informal Learning Initiatives   This week's Innovation Insider, Sun's Internet Radio show, will feature Charles Beckham, Sr. Director and Chief Technologist, Sun Learning Services, Sun Microsystems, Inc. On the show, Beckham will discuss informal learning initiatives, and Sun's Mobile Learning Solution and Learning eXchange. Innovation Insider is a show on blogtalkradio.com from Sun Microsystems that features discussions with industry innovators on a variety of topics. 2008-08-11

California Rowing Club Athletes Compete in Olympic Games in Beijing : Rowers Progress to Next Stages of Competition, Including Pairing of Iraq vs. US Crews   The California Rowing Club, a national training center for elite-level rowers, continues competition in Beijing today as part of the US Olympic Rowing Team. Both crews that contain athletes from the California Rowing Club are advancing to the next stage of racing at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China. California Rowing Club athletes are Scott Gault, Elliot Hovey and Wes Piermarini. 2008-08-11

80 Million Americans Can Benefit from New Diabetes Resource : Free Educational Website Created by UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center Goes Live   A complete online diabetes self-management education program, www.deo.ucsf.edu, has been launched by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Diabetes Teaching Center. This website mirrors the highly successful American Diabetes Association (ADA) accredited teaching program curriculum created by UCSF clinicians and presented to thousands of patients at UCSF over the past 30 years. 2008-08-11

White Space Devices Fail to Accurately Sense Wireless Mics at NFL Game
The FCC tested prototype “white space” devices prior to and during the Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills August 9 preseason game. During the tests, the devices failed to accurately sense wireless microphone transmissions. 2008-08-10

California Rowing Club Athletes Begin Olympic Competition : 2008 Games in Beijing, China Are Olympic Debut for Three Rowers   The California Rowing Club, a national training center for elite-level rowers, began Olympic competition in Beijing today. Three athletes from the California Rowing Club are on the US Olympic Rowing Team and began competition today at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China. 2008-08-09

Lenovo Shares its Biggest "Ideas" with Millions of Olympics 2008 TV Spectators : New Television Commercials to Debut During Olympic Games Showcase Lenovo's Unique PC Features   Lenovo will combine the excitement of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Lenovo’s most innovative technology in a series of television commercials designed to drive awareness of the company’s pivotal role in this year’s Olympic Games and demonstrate how Lenovo PCs are helping people originate ideas everywhere. 2008-08-08

CORRECTING and REPLACING Visiting Nurse Service of New York Breaks with Home Health Care Advertising Traditions : Research-based Campaign Helps New Yorkers Find Answers To Home Health Care Challenges Before They Occur
First graph, first sentence of release should read: The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), the nation’s largest not-for-profit home health care organization, this week launched a new multi-media advertising campaign that will help redefine how the home health care category speaks to patients and their families (sted xxx today launched xxx). 2008-08-08

1st Byte, Leading UK Digital Printers Use Quirky 3D Virtual Tour to Showcase Business Expansion   1st Byte is one of the leaders in Digital print in the UK, and has been for over 11 years. With investment into some of the world’s finest presses 1st Byte can deliver print quality that is genuinely comparable with litho, at a fraction of the cost. A highly accomplished team deliver an outstanding service, all of which is never outsourced to ensure quality is both monitored and assured. 2008-08-08

Nintex Releases New Reporting Software for SharePoint : Leading Global Software Innovator Releases Nintex Reporting 2008 to Improve Governance and Adoption of Microsoft SharePoint Technology   Nintex (www.nintex.com), a leading global innovator of software products that extend Microsoft technology, today announced the commercial availability of Nintex Reporting 2008. Designed to provide insight on demand, Nintex Reporting 2008 collects and analyzes SharePoint site structure, content, and usage data for adoption monitoring, capacity planning, and a variety of other governance applications. 2008-08-08

Certiport and Kelly Services Join Forces to Place Certified Employees into the Global Marketplace : Worldwide Initiatives Will Roll out in Phases, Beginning in the United States   Certiport today announced a strategic staffing partnership with Kelly Services, a worldwide leader in human resource solutions, to provide for the placement of candidates who have proven their skills through Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®), Microsoft® Office Specialist, Microsoft Certified Application Specialist and Adobe® Certified Associate certification programs. 2008-08-08

Blue Earth Solutions Announces the Addition of Richard Mays as "Special Counsel for Government Affairs" and the Closing of the Purchase of the Clermont, Florida Facility   Blue Earth Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BESN) closes on building in Clermont, Florida. Patricia A. Cohen and family used personnel funds for the down payment of $676,000 that will be converted to preferred stock. The balance of the building was seller held financing at a rate of 7% interest only 3 year balloon. This building will serve as the company’s first major processing center and corporate headquarters. 2008-08-08

Hospitals Prevail in Unfair Labor Practice Case : New Web Site Launched by Hospitals on Labor Issues
An administrative law judge has found that persons claiming to represent SEIU Local 715 engaged in unfair labor practices when they failed to provide Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital with necessary information that the Hospitals had requested to determine if Local 715 still was in existence and representing employees at the Hospitals. 2008-08-08

Jeremiah Weed Calls on Paris Hilton, Obama, McCain to Hold Energy Summit : Creator of Jeremiah Weed Bourbon Liqueur Seeks to Create a Unified Front on U.S Energy Policy with Paris Hilton and Other Presidential Candidates   Mr. Jeremiah Weed, the founding father of Jeremiah Weed Bourbon Liqueur, responded to Paris Hilton’s surprise revelation in which she announced her candidacy for President by making a bold pronouncement of his own - calling for Hilton, Barack Obama and John McCain to visit his home in Weed, Kentucky for a conference centered around U.S. energy policy. 2008-08-08

Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Company Inovio Biomedical Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results   Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX: INO) (“Inovio”) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. 2008-08-07

OAISYS® Talkument™ Wins 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award : Voice Documentation and Collaboration Solution Honored for Contribution to Communications Industry   OAISYS, an industry leader in call recording solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB) and call centers, is pleased to announce Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named the Talkument voice documentation and collaboration solution as a 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner from Customer Interaction Solutions magazine. 2008-08-07

PortVision Selected as Enterprise Portal for Maritime Traffic Analysis within MarView Platform by the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration   AIRSIS announced today its PortVision service was selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to provide maritime data analytics and historical reporting for its MarView Internet portal. Under the subscriber agreement, The Maritime Administration employees will have access to PortVision through the MarView portal. External MarView users will be able to individually subscribe to PortVision through AIRSIS’ existing federal GSA schedule. 2008-08-07

Intuit Rocks Your Socks Off With Free Jingles From TheJingleGenerator.com : Inks Legendary Music Producer Tommy Silk to Help Small Businesses Sing a New Tune   Accounting software kingpin Intuit (Nasdaq:INTU) has inked a deal with legendary recording mogul Tommy Silk1 to synthesize free jingles for small businesses. At TheJingleGenerator.com, Silk helps small businesses create customized jingles that they can take and share with customers, or download to use on their Web site, voicemail or mobile ringtone, limited only by their imagination. Silk, who produced his last hit on vinyl, is reportedly eager to bring his trademark synthesizer sound into the digital age with The Jingle Generator. 2008-08-07

Plateau Systems Extends iContent Offerings with Three New Content Partners : Perpetual Demand for Talent Management Solutions that Expedite Training and Reduce Administrative Burden Drives iContent Expansion   Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software, services and solutions, today announced the expansion of its iContent solution offerings, adding three new partners: Martec International, StarQuest Online and NIIT. These partners bring new retail, sales, customer service, leadership and information technology titles to the iContent catalog and enable the creation of specialized custom-content for unique training needs. With these new partnerships, iContent now offers more than 30,000 talent management assets that span a broad range of business, technology and leadership development topics as well as custom content. 2008-08-07

Planar Systems Wins Contract with Thomson's PRN to Deploy Digital Displays : Installations at Some of PRN's Largest Retail Networks Planned Over Next Two Years
Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display systems, today announced it has been awarded a digital display contract by the leading provider of television networks at retail, Thomson’s Premier Retail Networks, Inc. (PRN). In alignment with Planar's corporate strategy to provide innovative display solutions for retail applications, PRN chose Planar for its unique ability to provide a myriad of specialty displays that meet the exact requirements of PRN. Under the agreement, Planar will provide customized small format touch-screen displays and customized large-format displays. 2008-08-07

CardioWest™ Artificial Heart Approved For Highest Reimbursement in CMS History : Plus Up To $53,000 New Technology Add-on Payments   On July 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final decision to reimburse the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) through the highest paying Diagnostic Related Group codes, MS-DRG 001 and 002. In addition, CMS also approved the CardioWest artificial heart for new technology add-on payments for FY 2009, which starts Oct. 1, 2008. 2008-08-07